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FACTS AND THE FUTURE. THE BALANCED VIEW OF CFCS IN BUILDING INSULATION.

Author(s) : GALLOWAY P., MARSH P.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

REFERS TO REVISED BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, EXPECTED TO REQUIRE BETTER THERMAL INSULATION FOR ALL NEW BUILDINGS. STATES THAT REPLACING RIGID URETHANE FOAMS (RUFS) BY HIGHER-ENERGY CONTENT INSULANTS MAY BE A MORE HAZARDOUS SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF REDUCING ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION THAN THE IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENTS IN RUFS BEING DEVELOPED BY THE INDUSTRY. DESCRIBES IN SOME DETAIL THE PROPERTIES AND MANUFACTURE OF RUFS, THEIR ROLE IN ENEROT BRITISH BUILDING INDUSTRY, THE PROPERTIES OF R11 AS A BLOWING AGENT, ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF BLOWING RUFS AND THE INDUSTRY'S APPROACH TO THE ISSUE TO REDUCE THE USE OF CFCS. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR. , GB., 25, N 1, 1990/01-02, 90-00310.

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  • Original title: FACTS AND THE FUTURE. THE BALANCED VIEW OF CFCS IN BUILDING INSULATION.
  • Record ID : 1990-2201
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Source: BRUFMA, Final Rep. - 1989; 70 p.; 17 fig.; tabl.; 17 ref.
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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